Yangon - Sittwe

On June 6, 2009 at 08:20 AM, Yangon - Sittwe experienced a crash involving Fokker F28 Fellowship, operated by Myanma Airways, with the event recorded near Sittwe Rakhine State.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

68 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 68 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 62, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Yangon, the crew completed the approach to Sittwe Airport in poor weather conditions. The aircraft landed hard on runway 11, causing the right main gear to collapse. The right wing struck the ground and was partially sheared off. The aircraft went out of control, veered off runway to the left and came to rest against a fence. Three occupants, among them the captain, were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. At the time of the accident, the runway threshold and edge lights as well as the VASIS were unserviceable.

Aircraft reference details include registration XY-ADW, MSN 11114, year of manufacture 1977.